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Vettel: A gay Formula 1 driver would be welcomed

Formula 1 would now welcome its first openly gay driver, so says Aston Martin's four times World Champion Sebastian Vettel. The FIA sanctioned Formula 1 World Championship, which started in 1950, has had only male drivers on the starting grid since 1976 but has made a push for diversity and inclusion with teams showing support for the LGBTQ community. Last year Vettel wore a rainbow-coloured T-shirt during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend with the message ‘same love' to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. The 34-year-old father of three has also competed with Racing Pride logos on his car. 'Perhaps it wouldn't have been the case in the past, but now I think a gay Formula 1 driver would...
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